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Jacques-Louis David, the farewell of Telemachus and Eucharis / Dorothy Johnson.
LIBRA ND553.D25 A66 1997
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Johnson, Dorothy.
- Series:
- Getty Museum studies on art
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- David, Jacques Louis, 1748-1825. Farewell of Telemachus and Eucharis.
- David, Jacques Louis.
- David, Jacques Louis, 1748-1825. Criticism and interpretation.
- Telemachus (Mythological character)--Art.
- Telemachus.
- Telemachus (Mythological character).
- Eucharis (Greek mythology)--Art.
- Eucharis (Greek mythology).
- Physical Description:
- 100 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.
- Other Title:
- Farewell of Telemachus and Eucharis
- Place of Publication:
- Malibu, Calif. : J. Paul Getty Museum, [1997]
- Summary:
- Jacques-Louis David's brilliant painting of the young lovers Telemachus and Eucharis was created during the artist's last years, when the defeat of Napoleon and the return of the monarchy in France forced him into exile in Brussels. Several of his paintings from this period show his preoccupation with the psychology of love, but none depicts the emotions of parting more tenderly than this painting from 1818. Dorothy Johnson discusses how David's political involvement affected his personal life and career, taking him from history painter to revolutionary to living in exile. The effects of these experiences came together at the end of his life in the creation of some of his richest and most complex works.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 98-100).
- ISBN:
- 0892362367
- OCLC:
- 31518632
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